Texas operator · P-5 070442
Big Star Exploration
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The record
What the state's files show about Big Star Exploration
Railroad Commission record
Who the state lists
The Railroad Commission lists this company as an operator: it reports wells and leases in Texas.
- Name on file
- BIG STAR EXPLORATION
- Operator number (P-5)
- 070442
- P-5 status
- inactive
- Organization type
- Limited liability company (code not in the RRC's 2014 layout; inferred from the names)
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Mailing city
- Fort Worth, TX
- Last P-5 received
- April 30, 2024
- Record built
- June 12, 2014
- Inactive since
- October 1, 2025
- Refiling required
- Yes
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, P-5 Organization Report data set, as of September 22, 2026.
Comptroller and Secretary of State
The business entity on file
- Legal name
- BIG STAR EXPLORATION, LLC
- Taxpayer number
- 32100437030
- Entity type
- Texas limited liability company
- Secretary of State file number
- 0806058018
- Secretary of State status
- Active (May 28, 2025)
- Right to transact business in Texas
- Active
- Formed
- May 28, 2025
- Formed in
- TX
- Mailing city
- Fort Worth, TX
Source: Texas Comptroller, franchise tax permit holder file (data.texas.gov), as of September 26, 2026.
Look it up yourself: Secretary of State business filings (search for file number 0806058018), Comptroller account status.
Production
What the state's reports show
- Oil, last 12 months
- 135 barrels
- Gas, last 12 months
- 9,850 mcf
- Down 50.1% from the 12 months before
Oil reported each month, in barrels
- Jul 20250
- Jun 20250
- May 2025135
- Apr 20250
- Mar 20250
- Feb 20250
- Jan 20250
- Dec 20240
- Nov 20240
- Oct 20240
- Sep 20240
- Aug 20240
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, production data query, as of July 1, 2025.
Drilling permits
Permits filed with the state
0 drilling permits in the last three years. A permit is permission to drill. It is not a well.
Source: Railroad Commission of Texas, drilling permit records.
Leases
Leases this company operates
1 leases on the state record, 0 with production in the last twelve months. The largest by production:
Operator changes
Leases this company took over or handed over
7 taken over and 19 handed over since the state's history begins; 0 and 0 in the last twelve months. The month is the first month the change shows in production reports.
- Handed over Addison, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over B Rogers, Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Addison-Perkins, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Martin-Moss, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Vance, Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Dickerson "B", Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Davis, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Rogers, Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Addison, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Addison, Parker CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Rogers, Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
- Handed over Holt Rogers, Palo Pinto CountyAug 2025 · to Graystone Operating, LLC
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FAQ
Questions people ask
Who is Big Star Exploration?
The Railroad Commission lists Big Star Exploration as operator number 070442, P-5 inactive, in Fort Worth, TX. Its leases reported 135 barrels of oil and 9,850 mcf of gas in the last twelve months.
Is Big Star Exploration a registered business in Texas?
The Comptroller's franchise tax file lists a business entity that matches the company: BIG STAR EXPLORATION, LLC, a texas limited liability company, Secretary of State status Active, right to transact business in Texas: Active. Confirm it in the Secretary of State's business search.
How much oil and gas did Big Star Exploration report?
In the last twelve months the leases Big Star Exploration operates reported 135 barrels of oil and 9,850 mcf of gas to the Railroad Commission, through July 1, 2025. It has 1 leases on the state record, 0 with production in that time.
I got a letter or an offer from Big Star Exploration: what should I do?
Do not sign or call yet. Keep every page and the envelope, compare the paper with your deed, lease and last statements, and answer in writing. You can upload the letter to have it read: it says what kind of paper it is, what it asks, and which terms deserve a question, quoting the words they come from.
Where does this page's information come from, and how current is it?
The record is the Railroad Commission's P-5 Organization Report file, dated September 22, 2026. The entity is the Comptroller's franchise tax file. Production, permits and leases are the Commission's own reports. The page shows no rating and no opinion.
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Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.